DOUBLE AGENT FRIDAY!

Guess being next to Screaming Eagle is too hot for a Cab to last a day, all gone, sorry we didn’t have a boatload…

How about some killer Wind Gap to wash the sorrow down with?

Celebrity winemaker Pax Mahle’s discontinued Wind Gap project is back for JUST ANOTHER DAY with treasures exclusively available at The Wine Spies. When we tasted these, one common denominator stood out, they are simply singular. It’s our manifesto to uncover unmatched quality at unheard of prices

Stephen Tanzer of Antonio Galloni’s Vinous claims; “To say that Pax Mahle and his team are wine freaks would be an understatement. Mahle’s experience with great wines would make the most jaded collector drool and his years as a sommelier in top restaurants and as a retail buyer help to bring ‘good perspective,’ as he says, to his own wines. Mahle approaches his wines with no preconceptions and attempts to stand as far out of their way as possible but is not averse to using new oak when he believes it’s appropriate. Some wines get up to 70% new wood while others get none at all. He often vinifies whole clusters ‘for the aromatic expression they bring,’ and bottles without fining or filtration.”

Here’s what the wine press has to say on this wine:

90 Points – Antonio Galloni’s Vinous - “The 2015 Chardonnay Woodruff Vineyard is a freakishly intense wine because of the low yields of the year. Ripe yellow stone fruit notes abound, but it is the wine’s flamboyant texture that stands out most, while the more typical mineral notes that define the best vintages are totally covered by the fruit. Readers should expect an ample, somewhat blowsy, Chardonnay by Wind Gap standards. Drink now-2020.” Here’s what the wine press has to say on Wind Gap:

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – Antonio Galloni - “Readers who have not yet discovered Wind Gap owe it to themselves to do so. These are some of the most gorgeous, nuanced wines being made in California today. The Wind Gap wines achieve that elusive balance of depth without excess heaviness. I was deeply impressed with the range I tasted and can’t recommend these wines highly enough.”

Vinous – Antonio Galloni - “This lineup from Wind Gap and Pax Mahle is full of highlights. The 2014 Pinots in particular are striking. Readers will find a number of new wines in the lineup, including the Mi-Pente, a barrel selection Pinot, and Soif, an affordable red blend made to be enjoyed young. As always, the Wind Gap style emphasizes freshness and energy… more often than not, Mahle gets it right. When he does, the results are compelling.”